Editor's letter

The world made flesh
Vanessa Baird looks at the body and sees the world.

Invitation
The joys of being fat. A poem by Grace Nichols.

My body
Disabled and pregnant, Micheline Mason took control. She tells her story.

The new cannibalism
A shocking report on the international traffic in human organs, from Nancy Scheper-Hughes.

FACTS - The Body

The genetics of blame
Homelessness, alcoholism, poverty - it's all to do with the body you've got, some scientists are trying to prove. Steven Rose examines their claims.

Whatever I feel...
How sure can you be of your gender? The line between the sexes is fuzzier than you think, says Zachary I Nataf.

Sacred and profane bodies
As a zone of self expression the body can be rich and bizarre.

Of human bondage
Jeremy Seabrook looks at the bodies for sale in the global market place.

Action

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Letters
Letter from Colombia
Update
The NI Interview with Martin Khor
Reviews: plus John Akomfrah classic
NI Crossword
Endpiece: by Steve Eckardt
Country profile: Macedonia

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